Sunset on the Fraser River
The Neighbourhood
An ethnically diverse neighbourhood within Ontario Street on the west and Knight Street on the east, Sunset extends from 41st Avenue south to the Fraser River in southeastern Vancouver, British Columbia. Like most of southeast Vancouver, the area was once mostly working class, but rising prices everywhere have made the area increasingly popular with young professionals and families no longer able to afford houses on the west side.
Background
Formerly part of the incorporated District of South Vancouver, the neighbourhood became part of Vancouver in 1929. As farmland sloping southward to the river with clusters of homes and villages by the 1860s, when the Fraser River was a full day’s journey to the Granville Townsite on the Burrard Inlet by boat or overland through forest and swamp, Sunset welcomed the advance of Westminster Avenue, now Main Street, south from Mount Pleasant in 1910.
The first immigrants from Punjab arrived in Vancouver in the 1890s. Most of them settled in the area around Main Street and 49th Avenue, and many established restaurants and businesses there. Over the years the Sunset neighbourhood has become for Vancouver’s estimated 160,000 South Asian residents a central assembly point of culture and commerce.
The number of Punjabi speakers increased steadily for decades. It is now the most common language in Sunset. More than one in four, 26 per cent of the Sunset population, in 2006 spoke Punjabi as their first language compared to less than three per cent of the general city population, 21 percent spoke Chinese, and 24 percent English. Businesses, restaurants, and services catering to these communities proliferated along Fraser and Main streets; prominent among them was the Punjabi Market.
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The Punjabi Market
The Punjabi Market is a commercial district and ethnic enclave in a roughly six-block section around Main Street and 49th Avenue. Vancouver is home to more than 200,000 people of Indian and Pakistani descent, nowhere more vibrant than at the Punjabi Market, a world of glittering bangles, flowing saris, and rich curry aromas. The neighbourhood gives visitors a glimpse of South Asian culture on Canada’s Pacific Coast. Shops sell fine silk saris in a rainbow of bright colors and elaborate gowns with thousands of tiny inlaid gems. Bhangra music from Bollywood films pumps out of storefronts. Fine jewelers offer exquisite gold rings, bracelets, and necklaces. In April, the Punjabi Market celebrates Vaisakhi Day, the Sikh New Year, with a colorful parade through the streets attracting thousands of spectators.
Vancouver’s Punjabi Market has been a city fixture for decades, but the 2013 municipal Assessment Roll Report finds the area in financial trouble: “Values here are down about 15 percent as the regional [Indo-Canadian] retail hub continues to shift towards Surrey.” Even Tourism Vancouver says the Punjabi Market is struggling. Once famous for many jewelry stores, the Punjabi Market now displays lots of empty space for lease. Elsewhere across the city, retail property value assessments rise but decline here as businesses relocate to Surrey.
The Punjabi Market Association says the district needs some help from the city, province, and federal governments if it’s going to survive. The Surrey Board of Trade says its city offers lower rents and taxes than does Vancouver.
New Sunset Live MLS Listings
Sunset, Vancouver, BC
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40 E 48TH Avenue in Vancouver: Main House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2098196
$5,288,888Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2098196
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 4,244 sq. ft.
Very high end home, must see to appreciate. No mdf used in the house, everything is wood. Central location close to transit, shopping, schools & restaurants. Rough in available to construct a second kitchen on main floor. Great to hold as an investment, owner willing to rent back. 750 sq ft lane way house with a two car garage in the rear. More detailsListed by Amex Broadway West Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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115 W 46TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2279007
$4,788,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2279007
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 5,296 sq. ft.
Fabulous 6 years total 5296 sf (4194 sf+ 1102 sf laneway house) ideal family home in a lovely quiet safe location steps to BC's top schools, Oakridge mall and the Canada line, 10 mins to YVR Air port and Downtown, 15 mins to UBC. Some features include all bedrooms with ensuites, with air conditioner, and radiant heat. All exterior door with steel frame. Two bedrooms legal suite in the basement. Bright, quiet, functional and spacious floor plan with no space wasted. 9' ceiling on main. Excellent built with Gorgeous materials. Using same good material built the 1102 sf two bedroom LANEWAY HOUSE. Open House June 23,24 Sat and Sun 2-4pm. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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129 W 45TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2279485
$4,688,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2279485
- Bedrooms:
- 8
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 5,176 sq. ft.
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS MAGNIFICENT CUSTOM-BUILT HOME BY RONOWED builder ILA Development. Almost 5,200sq.ft. NEW HOME SOUTH FACING. SITS ON BIG LOT 46.5 x 123.25 ( 5,731.31sq.ft.). Steps away To LANGARA COLLEGE, OAKRIDGE MALL, GOLF COURSE. Close to SkyTrain Station, QE Park & Restaurant and will know SCHOOL ATTACHMENT; ERIC HAMBER HIGH SCHOOL & YORK HOUSE, CROFTON & ST. GEORGE’S PRIVATE SCHOOL. This beautiful home simply offers supreme Quality finishing of Modern living, High Ceiling, open plan layout thru-out the living & dining. Huge gourmet kitchen with high-end cabinetry & top of line appliances, large center island counter top. 8 bedrooms & den, 6 full baths, 2 & 1/2 baths. HOME THEATRE, WINE CELLAR, WET BAR, STEAM BATH, HOME SMART SECURITY SYSTEM, RADIANT FLOOR HEAT, A/C, HRV. SECURED PRIVATE YARD LIKE PARK-LIKE GARDEN. 990sq.ft. 2 bedrooms Laneway house. Potential one bedroom suite in lower level as mortgage helper.The BEST PRICE IN THE WEST SIDE. Must See! More detailsListed by RE/MAX Select Properties and Sutton Group-West Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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1615 E 56TH Avenue in Vancouver: Fraserview VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2276635
$3,488,800Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2276635
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 4,942 sq. ft.
ELEGANT, UNIQUE AND CONTEMPORARY DREAM HOME! Situated on a beautifully landscaped Corner lot in the most desirable Fraserview area with exceptional design and quality craftsmanship inside out. Automated with Control4 and sophisticated Security System, Nest Thermostat , Centralized A/C, HRV, Radiant Floor heating, Built in Vacuum. Top brand appliances Sub-Zero, DCS etc. and fully furnished 2 bedroom basement and lane-way. More detailsListed by RE/MAX City Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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160 W 44TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2242038
$3,480,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2242038
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 1
- Floor Area:
- 1,746 sq. ft.
BUILDERS & INVESTORS - DON'T MISS IT! Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School catchment. Walk to Oakridge Mall, Skytrain, YMCA, Langara College, Sir William Van Horne Elementary School, golf course. Good tenants keeping this solid house immaculately. 3 bedrooms on main plus 1 bedroom down. Unfinished area for your creative ideas. South facing backyard with lane. Potential for a laneway house. Please DO NOT walk on property, DO NOT disturb tenants. Fixed term tenancy until October 31, 2018. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. and Homeland Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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7649 - 7665 MAIN Street in Vancouver: South Vancouver House Duplex for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2229942
$3,400,000Multifamily- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2229942
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,456 sq. ft.
Duplex Property! and what an amazing location, great mortgage helper or an investment property. Nicely kept home , tenant occupied. Great Mountain view and more. Please do not disturb the tenants. Call Listing agent for details. All offers are welcome. More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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175 W 61ST Avenue in Vancouver: Marpole House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2251176
$3,388,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2251176
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,386 sq. ft.
Well kept 3 level character home on a large lot. 6 bedrooms. 2 Kitchens. Separate basement entrance. Very convenient location on premier Marpole West Side. Street lined with beautiful cherry blossom trees. Top Ranking surrounding Schools include: Churchill Secondary and Sexsmith Elementary school and Langara College. 6 blocks from Marine Gateway mall and Skytrain Station with T&T, Cinema, shops and restaurants. Minutes to Richmond, Downtown and UBC. More detailsListed by LeHomes Realty Premier - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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6363 ONTARIO Street in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2271047
$3,388,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2271047
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 3,141 sq. ft.
6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 1 spicy kitchen 3 level high ceiling, hard wood floors and two fireplace beautiful single house. Amazing location in Vancouver Westside Oakridge area. Close to school, Oakridge Mall, QE Park, Safeway and transportation. FULLY RENOVATED, LIKE NEW! More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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269 W 63RD Avenue in Vancouver: Marpole House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2243855
$3,000,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2243855
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,463 sq. ft.
This home can be a portion of a large approx. 60,000 sqft land assembly with a current available FSR of 1.2 for townhome development in the Cambie Corridor. Walking distance to the Gateway development and skytrain station this is an ideal site for those that want a large packaged site ready to go. Please do not walk on the property or disturb this owner in their home. For further information please contact the listing agent. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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131 W 48TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2274546
$2,999,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2274546
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 2,370 sq. ft.
Listed by Pacific Place - Arc Realty Ltd - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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